A well placed slash with a good sword can usually stop
most opponents in their tracks. Occasionally, and some would
argue the fact that occasionally is the right word, one may
confront a foe that takes a little more effort to dispatch.
Those who are fully trained in their swords, can sometimes
combine their skill and wits and instead of a single slash,
execute a combination move, where the first slash is 
immediately followed by a second maneuver, usually aimed at
the target's head.